User's Manual

CONFIGURING SETTINGS

MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 

Configuring Settings

General

Network

Media

Utilities

Notifications

Firmware Update

The Settings option on the Navigation bar allows the

Administrator to view and customize

the My Cloud device’s system, network, media, utilities, notifications, and firmware settings.

This chapter explains how to configure the various settings for your 

My Cloud device.

General

On the General page you can:

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View and modify the device name and description.

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Select the language in which the web pages should display.

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Set the date, time, and time zone for the device.

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Enable cloud access for your device.

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Set energy saving options.

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Enable and configure Time Machine backups for your Mac.

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Clear the Recycle Bin.

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Enable various services for your device.

WARNING! Renaming the My Cloud device forces a

ll the network computers to

remap their shared network resources, and will cause issues with

any backup job in progress (such as Time Machine). Change the

device name only when necessary.